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Owning the Factory Isn’t Enough: The Approvals Behind Market Entry in Four ASEAN Economies
A foreign manufacturer can own its factory outright in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, yet the approvals for trading spare parts and selling maintenance decide whether its business plan works.
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The EU Is Quietly Signing Up Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian factories become the gateway to the EU — for those who make, not just assemble.
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Vietnam’s Investment-Law Amendment Seeks to Balance Speed and Predictability
Indonesia's Two Investment Stories: Record FDI and a Stock Market Under Scrutiny
Europe’s Quota on Chinese Hybrids Also Affects Cars Built in Southeast Asia
The World Bank Raised Southeast Asia’s Growth Outlook. AI Hardware Is Why.
The US–China Trade Board’s First Tariff Lists Mostly Leave Southeast Asia Alone
Vietnam Makes Localisation Part of the Investment Bargain
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Malaysia's RM226bn data-centre pipeline is built around local capacity
Thailand's flood bill sits in a single province
Manufactured exports outpaced tropical-fruit imports on the China–Laos Railway
Vietnam’s China deficit nearly matches its US surplus
Indonesia’s next downstreaming phase targets batteries and storage
Vietnam opens 29 expressway projects to private capital